Human Needs Project's

Town Centre in Kibera is Open!

Welcome to the HNP Town Centre, a place that empowers against poverty, by bringing essential services to slum residents. Designed by renowned architect and green designer Ken Kao, the first centre has just opened its doors in Kibera, Nairobi, and plans to add new services to its offering over the coming months. We are so proud of our team and the collaborative efforts of our local and international partners!

Building Infrastructure for Opportunity

We build physical infrastructure for clean water and sanitation. We also build social infrastructure with capacity building: information, skills traning, access to credit and computers, and community ownership. Our combined infrastructure empowers people and transforms communities.

Water is not only the essence of life, but it is also the essence of Kibera Town Centre. It flows through all of our basic services: clean water, toilets, and laundry. We are so excited to have our own source of clean water and even more excited about our creative recycle/re-use system that was developed just for Kibera Town Centre’s wastewater. We are proud to pilot this system because we think it can be useful in so many areas around the world.